Description
in Corliss , 1956 With characters of the subclass; two suborders . b 9 <9 e? 1. Oral cavity shallow, open ; kinetosomes more densely packed in somatic kineties (=ophryo- kineties) to right of parorai. ........ Frontoniina 1'. Oral cavity deep, enclosed ; no ophryokineties .... ........ ... .. .. ......... .. ...... ............ ....... ... Parameciina SUBORDER FRONTONIINA Small and Lynn , 1985 Oral cavity shallow , open ; oral polykinetids to left of cytostome ; right paroral kinetid long, parallel to cytostome and oral cavity ; kinetosomes more densely packed in somatic kineties (=ophryokineties) to right of paroral ; five families. b y <9 e? 1. Oral cavity large, over most of ventral surface ; oral cilia appearing as one long polykinetid .. .. ... .. .... .... ..... .. ... ....... ... .... .. .. .... ...... . Lembadionidae 1'. Oral cavity not so large ..... .. .... ..... .. ... .. ........ ..... ..2 2. Somatic cilia as conspicuous , transverse paratenes over barrel-shaped body ..... .............. . . ........ ..... ... .. ....... .... .... ......... .... ..... ... Maritujidae 2'. Somatic cilia not as above ... .. .. .... ...... ....... ... ...... .. 3 3. Body distinctly cone- or heart-shaped ... .. ..... ..... . ..... .... ...... ...... .......... .. .. ... ... ...... ... ..... Stokesiidae 3'. Body shaped otherwise ... ... ... ...... ... ............. .. ...... 4 4. With six oral polykinetids, each one file of dikinetids; oral nematodesmata may form ring around mouth .................. .. Clathrostomatidae 4' . Oral nematodesmata not a ring around mouth , more prominent to side and posterior to mouth ; typically three long , large polykinetids in oral cavity .... ..... ... .. ..... .. .. .. ..... .. ........ .. Frontoniidae
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in Corliss , 1956 With characters of the subclass; two suborders . b 9 <9 e? 1. Oral cavity shallow, open ; kinetosomes more densely packed in somatic kineties (=ophryo- kineties) to right of parorai. ........ Frontoniina 1'. Oral cavity deep, enclosed ; no ophryokineties .... ........ ... .. .. ......... .. ...... ............ ....... ... Parameciina SUBORDER FRONTONIINA Small and Lynn , 1985 Oral cavity shallow , open ; oral polykinetids to left of cytostome ; right paroral kinetid long, parallel to cytostome and oral cavity ; kinetosomes more densely packed in somatic kineties (=ophryokineties) to right of paroral ; five families. b y <9 e? 1. Oral cavity large, over most of ventral surface ; oral cilia appearing as one long polykinetid .. .. ... .. .... .... ..... .. ... ....... ... .... .. .. .... ...... . Lembadionidae 1'. Oral cavity not so large ..... .. .... ..... .. ... .. ........ ..... ..2 2. Somatic cilia as conspicuous , transverse paratenes over barrel-shaped body ..... .............. . . ........ ..... ... .. ....... .... .... ......... .... ..... ... Maritujidae 2'. Somatic cilia not as above ... .. .. .... ...... ....... ... ...... .. 3 3. Body distinctly cone- or heart-shaped ... .. ..... ..... . ..... .... ...... ...... .......... .. .. ... ... ...... ... ..... Stokesiidae 3'. Body shaped otherwise ... ... ... ...... ... ............. .. ...... 4 4. With six oral polykinetids, each one file of dikinetids; oral nematodesmata may form ring around mouth .................. .. Clathrostomatidae 4' . Oral nematodesmata not a ring around mouth , more prominent to side and posterior to mouth ; typically three long , large polykinetids in oral cavity .... ..... ... .. ..... .. .. .. ..... .. ........ .. Frontoniidae